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Craft reissue Ooof. Tough. But that one's worth the Herculean strivings... and then some. One of Mingus' finest hours.

Ooooh. Nice. Wish I could come over to your place, listen to some tunes, and bask in the warm glow of your TUBE AMP.

NP: Oscar Peterson Jam: Montreux '77 (Pablo/OJC) Nice cover photo of OP

The Rhythmakers - 1932: The Complete Set - 26 Tracks (Retrieval) Wonderful stuff. Red Allen & Pee Wee Russell are featured soloists.

Yep. Konitz + Solal = extraordinary music

Now streaming: Baden Powell Quartet Vol. 2 (Barclay FR, 1971)

Again, I wasn't there. But my understanding is that McCoy was sort of in limbo after being dropped by Blue Note. So the success of Sahara was a big surprise, and it represented a turning point in his career. EDIT I'm trying to remember where I learned/read this, but I can't. Maybe an interview with McCoy? Maybe elsewhere on this forum? I dunno. . . . I think this just reinforces the notion (discussed earlier in this thread) that we need a Tyner biography. I wish I could just pull the book from the shelf and quote chapter-and-verse.

I wouldn't call it his "best" -- but Sahara was definitely Tyner's breakout album. In that regard, Sahara is arguably his most important. It's a sort of watershed point in his discography. Sahara also demonstrated that Tyner's "all-acoustic" group could compete with electric bands -- both jazz and rock -- in terms of sheer MAGNITUDE and FORCE. So there's some muscle-flexing involved that (to my ears) diminished as the 1970s progressed. This is a generality, of course; all of the albums weren't cranked to "11" -- but many were. (I think this is what @JSngry was talking about when he mentioned critics who described Tyner as a "pentatonic Oscar Peterson.") OTOH, I should note that this type of thinking is heresy to many McCoy fans, particularly those who heard this music in the early-70s as it was initially released. "Full blast" albums Sahara and Enlightenment are the PINNACLE for many people. However, I'm not old enough to have heard them in real-time as they were released. I've only heard the music retrospectively and out-of-sequence. And I've discovered that I prefer the stuff that has a bit more air in it, that breathes a little. For the most part*, the early stuff ain't that. * An exception that proves the rule: I think Sama Layuca (1974) is one of McCoy's best -- because it ebbs and flows. Bobby Hutcherson's soulful presence dials things back (a little); his voice adds some chill to the proceedings. Unlike Sahara (and other albums like Enlightenment or Atlantis), Sama Layuca strikes me as being musically balanced. It's not triple-fortissimo all the time.

I HOPE another constructor (or two or three) can narrow the gap and actually compete with RBR next year. What Verstappen is doing is damn impressive, but it doesn't make for especially interesting or exciting races. As for the "race" for the Driver & Constructor championships. . . there really isn't one. It was over when the season began. Now, the only question is whether Red Bull -- either Max (very likely) or Checo (less likely) -- will win every single race for the entire year. I wouldn't bet against it.

If I were focusing on Tyner's trios during his Milestone period, I'd grab these first: and Both were recorded at the same 1978 concert in Tokyo -- with Ron Carter and Tony Williams. I wish I could have seen McCoy back then. I saw him once -- about 15 years ago -- in a trio with Stanley Clarke and Eric Gravatt. It was great, but I would've loved to see/hear him with a larger ensemble.

https://www.meghanstark.com/post/motorcycle-therapy-is-real

For me, the word might be therapeutic.

Last night and again this morning: Jovino Santos Neto - Roda Carioca (Adventure Music, 2006) @jazzbo, I think you hipped me to this one. Good stuff! Thanks.

I'm still completely caught up in Baden Powell's music:

Now spinning: Oliver Lake - Impala (Gramavision, 1987) with Geri Allen, Santi Debriano, and Pheeroan Aklaff Funny that you mention Eckstine. He was definitely a big influence on Prysock.

Solid JP reissue

Now playing: Cal Tjader - Here and There (Fantasy) CD compiles two LPs: Guarabe (Fantasy, 1977) and Here (Galaxy, 1979) IMO, Tjader made a raft of outstanding records in the 1970s. Guarabe might be the best of them.

Y'all stay safe !!!!!!!